Most People Assume There Are More Words in the English

question 144

Multiple Choice

Most people assume there are more words in the English language that begin with the letter k than have the letter k in the third position. This may be because it is easier to think of words that begin with k and thus may be an example of

• A)the availability heuristic.
• B)the representativeness heuristic.
• C)functional fixedness.
• D)mental set.
• E)confirmation bias.

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